Tag: Bonarda

One is so used to thinking of important DOCGs from Piedmont that we often neglect to look at the other viticultural denominations from that splended region in Italy. While Nebbiolo may be King of the hill, other red grape varieties are fundamental blocks of Piemontese viticultural history. Collina Torinese DOC is a wine made in... Continue Reading →

Bonarda is one of those Italian varieties that you assume you know well, have had, feel somewhat benign towards but yet wouldn't go out of your way to try it again. Why is that I asked myself? First of all, because we have been confusing Bonarda from Piedmont with many other grapes and I know... Continue Reading →

Thanks to some Italian contacts in New York, I was directed to the Emilia Romagna building at Vinitaly with a specific goal - to taste the wines of Monte delle Vigne, a winery located in Emilia Romagna near the city of Parma. Emilia has never been considered an optimum location for the production of still... Continue Reading →